With Easter just around the corner (6-9 April) and the nation gearing up for the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations (2-5 June), there’s no better time to perfect your baking technique. The trick to shortbread is precision, so, aside from the dollop of thick cream and fresh strawberries at the end, try to make everything in this recipe as exact as possible.

With Easter just around the corner (6-9 April) and the nation gearing up for the Queenu2019s diamond jubilee celebrations (2-5 June), thereu2019s no better time to perfect your baking technique. The trick to shortbread is precision, so, aside from the dollop of thick cream and fresh strawberries at the end, try to make everything in this recipe as exact as possible.

Classic British shortbread biscuits